Bing search traffic to be encrypted by default

Encryption by default, that seems to be the new mantra of search engines. The latest to jump on the bandwagon is Microsoft’s Bing search engine. Later this year, all search results re-directed by Bing will be encrypted.

While Google has been doing this for years, Bing, on the other hand, has been experimenting with it for the last year or so, but now the feature will be rolled out across. We bring you reports from across the Web on this development with a little background, too.

Using Bing is going to be a little bit more secure this summer, with Microsoft encrypting traffic on its search engine by default. The company has been offering encrypted search as an option for about a year and a half now, but is finally making the feature standard for all users. This brings Bing’s security features into line…